Device Quality Engineering Lead
Location: US, CA, San Francisco
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Come on in.Welcome to August Smart Lock.The August Smart Lock is the secure, simple, and social way to manage your home’s lock. Now you can control who can enter and who can’t—without the need for keys or codes. And you can do it all from your smartphone or computer.August builds products that make life simpler by allowing physical environments to respond seamlessly to people’s behavior. We believe in building quality experiences for our customers through elegance and simplicity. We have a lot planned for the future, and are looking to build a team eager to join the ride. Who we are looking forAugust values multi-skilled engineers who are just as passionate about crafting secure, yet beautiful experiences for our customers as we are. We expect our software developers to be comfortable working in multiple programming languages and to be enthusiastic about learning new things. We do have high standards. Our product aesthetic extends to our code. We expect our hardware engineers to be obsessive about things like power consumption and reliability. If you look at everyday objects and believe they can be made more intelligently, we are looking for you.Things we are buildingA peerless security infrastructureiOS, Android and other mobile applicationsA compelling and intuitive web dashboardSensor-laden hardware devicesRobust customer intelligence toolsAn ecommerce system

Job description:
OverviewWe are seeking a seasoned Device Quality Engineer with management experience to oversee testing and quality assurance for all aspects of the August Smart Lock hardware. The Device Quality Lead will be responsible for the quality of August's consumer devices, which includes mechanical, electrical, wireless and embedded software. This role will involve reviewing and giving input on the product requirements, the design and being responsible for the test development plans and execution. The Device Quality Lead should be passionate about making things work and love Consumer Electronics. The current product is a wireless enabled ( Bluetooth BLE) electro-mechanical system with many challenges for how to validate the design, long-term reliability and manufacturing test.The ideal candidate will be able to build an integrated hardware testing program from the ground up and should have a high level of creativity for how to get things done, as we are a dynamic and fast moving startup.Please note - local San Francisco Bay Area candidates ONLY.  No relocation.  Principals only.ResponsibilitiesTest plan creation and execution. Determine appropriate methods and goals for how to test the product(s) in each phase of developmentCreating an automated test environmentDefining and building test jigsSetting up a test lab and manage budgets and resourcesRegulatory and environmental testingLong term reliabilityWorking with production engineering on creating a manufacturing test plan

Requirements:
Requirements10+ years in Quality Assurance, with 5 years in Consumer ElectronicsWell versed in testing methodologies for electrical, wireless, mechanical and firmwareHave taken several products through full product validation, including reliability testingHave worked with ODMs and CMs on defining test requirements for high volume productionAbility to read schematicsShould have hands-on experience with scripting and preferably C/C++BSEE or BSME or equivalentEven BetterExperience with regulatory testing and be familiar with world-wide regulatory requirements, Wifi and Bluetooth certificationKnowledgeable in testing iOS and Android applications

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